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VENUS WILLIAMS attracted the attention of fashion watchers as well as tennis lovers as she won her round two Autralian Open match yesterday. Williams took to the court in a yellow lattice-effect top, a colourful skirt, and her now trademark nude shorts from her own label EleVen.

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Venus Williams isn't the only tennis star who has attracted attention for her on-court style, her sister Serena- as well as Maria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova, Jelena Jankovic and Tamira Paszek - have also provoked gasps from the crowd for reasons other than their tennis skills.

AUGUST 2007 - Serena Williams sports a bright pink checked kilt as she takes part in the Arthur Ashe Kids Day at the U.S. Open in New York.

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JANUARY 2007 - Austria's Tamira Paszek attracted plenty of headlines for her barely there dress as she played France's Severine Bremond at the Australian Tennis Open at Flinders Park in Melbourne

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APRIL 2008 - Maria Kirilenko looks worried that her outfit may be ruined as it starts to rain during the final against Iveta Benesova at the Estoril Tennis Open in Portugal.

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JANUARY 2011 – Wearing shorts and knee-high socks, American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, competed alongside John Isner in the final match of the mixed doubles at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth, Australia.

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MAY 2010 - Venus Williams defeats Spain's Aranxta Parra whilst wearing a sheer black lace dress at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France.

JUNE 2008 - Serena Williams bulked up for a Wimbledon warm-up session in this mini Nike trench coat.

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JUNE 2008 - Maria Sharapova puts her tailored look to the test on number one court in her first match at Wimbledon, against France's Stephanie Foretz.

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NOVEMBER 2007 - Maria Sharapova, wearing a pink and maroon two-piece by Nike with a pussy-bow at the neck, celebrates after beating Daniela Hantuchova during the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid.

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SEPTEMBER 2008 - Maria Kirilenko, in a full-skirted white dress, celebrates after beating Samantha Stosur of Australia in the final of the Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, South Korea.